"First, do no harm."

[unixronin]

Or, not.

The General Medical Council ruled that Dr Andrew Wakefield, who claimed a link between the MMR jab and autism, also “failed in his duties as a responsible consultant”.

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His 1998 research, based on 12 children, was published in the Lancet and is said to have done more damage than anything published in a scientific journal in living memory.

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The charges against the trio run to 93 pages and include the allegation that Dr Wakefield failed to disclose to the Lancet that he had accepted £55,000 from the Legal Aid Board.  The money was allegedly for research to support legal action by parents who believed their children were harmed by MMR.

Step 1:  Create a false medical panic.

Step 2:  Rent yourself out to people looking for someone to blame for their kid's autism.

Step 3:  Profit!

(Pointer via brownkitty)

Comments

[smandal.livejournal.com]

You did write "in this case, I tend to be very suspicious of the medical establishment, ..."

So I was wondering why you weren't as suspicious of Wakefield, but perhaps I misinterpreted your comments.

[lebo-superman.livejournal.com]

That's ok, perhaps I could have been more clear. But then we wouldn't have gotten to have this conversation!